Secret Service confirms man shot himself outside White House

[DonViejo]

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/03/18 12:30 PM EST

The Secret Service confirmed Saturday that an unidentified man shot himself outside of the White House along the north fence line.

The agency tweeted Saturday that medical personnel were responding to a male victim outside the north fence line who had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. There was no immediate word on the victim's condition.

President Trump, who is in Florida, was briefed shortly after the incident.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376573-secret-service-shots-fired-white-house

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Making a point, obviously. That living under this Nazi, this traitor, is unbearable.

[crazylikafox]

2. Remember in Viet Nam when the monks started immolating themselves in the streets?

it was the beginning of the end there.

Is this the beginning here??

[safeinOhio]

3. First thing I thought of too.

[SoCalMusicLover]

4. The NRA & ALL It's Members Support This Man's Right To Blow His Brains Out

I'm sure the gun is fine, and that's what they care about. They'll need a new gun owner though.

[ailsagirl]

5. Wasn't that compassionate of the WH to lower its flag